an irish member told me their out of pocket cost was noticeably higher than the uk equivalent when they compared in 2024
#uk-ireland 2025-06-08
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- belfast_bac — i paid €94 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went up twice while i was with them unlicensed in mhra terms means there is no uk marketing authorisation… 18:19
- slow.taper — does anyone know whether the shortage list is public 19:04
- bpc_sceptic — nobody here can tell you what your gp will do. the variation between practices is the whole story in england the private quotes i collected last spring ran from about… 19:05
ring more pharmacies
whats the cheapest legitimate private route people have found in the uk
i have never been asked for id at a pharmacy for this and other members here have, so it seems to be down to the individual pharmacist
what happens at the end of the two years on the nhs route
[edited]i paid €94 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went up twice while i was with them
unlicensed in mhra terms means there is no uk marketing authorisation for that product. it is not the same as illegal and it is not the same as approved
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the seizure letters members have had here have been letters and nothing else, but that is our sample rather than a guarantee, take that with a pinch of salt
does anyone know whether the shortage list is public
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nobody here can tell you what your gp will do. the variation between practices is the whole story in england
the private quotes i collected last spring ran from about 130 to about 250 a month depending on dose, and that will have moved since
is the irish price genuinely higher or is that a currency thing
unrelated but coming back after 11 months, is the nhs picture any better